Indian Football League

Match 1: ATKMB vs KBFC 

Preview

Kolkata (ATKMB) and Kerala (KBFC)  will kick off the 2021-22 season of the Indian Football League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatoda. Club Football finally resumes after months of inactivity in the top tier of the sport in the nation. The Mariners will be looking to recover from the shocking AFC cup exit after a 6-0 defeat at Al Nasaf. Kerala on the other hand will also be heading into this encounter on the back of two consecutive defeats against Bengaluru and Delhi which resulted in an early Durand Cup exit. The Mariners have the edge over the Tuskers in the head to head battle. So far these two teams have met on two occasions and Kolkata (ATKMB) have won both those games. Ahead of the much awaited season opener let us have a look at how these two teams will fare out in today’s clash

ATKMB vs KBFC Team News

ATKMB

Roy Krishna is facing niggle issues but there are no serious injury concerns for the Fijian. Tiri is likely to miss out the opening game due to an injury while training which will change the shape of the back four

KBFC

KBFC players have had injury concerns over the years but this time around all are fit for selection. It would be interesting to see which players Ivan Vukomanović will fit in the starting XI.  

ATKMB  vs KBFC Predicted Line-ups

ATKMKB (3-5-2): Amrinder Singh (GK), Sumit Rathi, Carl McHugh, Pritam Kotal, Lenny Rodrigues, Joni Kauko, Hugo Boumous, Michael Sooosairaj, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, David Williams.

KBFC (4-2-3-1): Albino Gomes (GK), Nishu Kumar, Marko Leskovic, Enes Sipovic, Jessel Carneiro, Harmanjot Khabra, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad. Adrian Luna, Rahul KP, Alvaro Vazquez

ATKMB vs KBFC Match Prediction

ATKMKB are possibly one of the toughest teams to beat in this league and will come into the series opener as firm favourites to gain all the three points. 

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